All Buds

All four buds on the amaryllis are now open!




















Guess I'll try to keep it for next year, too--Amaryllis.com says I can ;)

Blooming!

Friday evening.





Christmas Day in the morning.

















Sunday.



Monday evening.

Amaryllis on the Way

From Thursday evening and Friday morning...

Winter Interest

The yard is covered in a blanket of snow. Nice after a summer and fall of serious drought. So, not much going on outside except for the birds scarfing down as much seed as I put out for them and the new neighbors' new boxer who apparently loves the sound of his own barking quite a lot.


Meanwhile, indoors, the folks gave me an amaryllis. They gave it to me Sunday instead of waiting for Christmas Day, as it seems poised to open at any moment. Check out the progress so far: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday morning and evening, and this afternoon.